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Green Kent forest team seeks volunteers

Volunteers are wanted to join the Green Kent Forest Monitoring Team to collect data and monitor restoration sites at city parks.

  • Jul 23, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Kent woman receives prestigious book endorsement

Aftter spending 25 years running several different hospital foundations around Renton, Kent resident Lynn Bohart decided to pursue a new career in writing.

The Kenton Firs Neighborhood Association members held a community cleanup day. Nikki Davis

Homeowners, city make environmental improvement

The Kenton Firs Neighborhood Association – in partnership with VetsCorps volunteers – recently logged hundreds of hours grubbing, cleaning, pruning and clearing a community greenbelt.

  • Jul 20, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
The Kenton Firs Neighborhood Association members held a community cleanup day. Nikki Davis
The Kent City Council is considering asking voters to approve a property tax levy to pay for repairs to streets and parks.

Kent City Council considering property tax levy to pay for parks, streets

Kent voters could face a property tax levy measure in November to help pay for city park and street projects.

The Kent City Council is considering asking voters to approve a property tax levy to pay for repairs to streets and parks.
Fatima 'TNT' Maddox leads a drill in dribbling.

Picture of the Week: Hoopin’ it up

Fatima "TNT" Maddox – the Harlem Globetrotters' first female player in 19 years – led a youth basketball skills clinic at 24 Hour Fitness, 12922 SE Kent Kangley Road, on Monday.

  • Jul 19, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Fatima 'TNT' Maddox leads a drill in dribbling.
Darek Stuj

Kent’s Code Four Athletics offers Soccer Recycling Event

Code Four Athletics, a Kent-based soccer specialty brand, is looking for your gently used soccer jerseys, soccer cleats, soccer balls and other gear as part of its inaugural Soccer Recycling Event.

  • Jul 19, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Darek Stuj

Politicians put to the test in Speed Candidating

Rep. Zack Hudgins' son Sebastian sat in his father's lap, eating fish crackers while Hudgins talked politics with table after table of constituents.

  • Jul 19, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Primary ballot candidates, measures for Kent voters | Election 2012

Voters will have plenty of statewide races to narrow the list of candidates, but the Primary ballot won't determine much in the Kent area as far as choosing finalists to the state Legislature.

Robert Bruner

Frustrated striking workers rally at Kent’s Davis Wire

A lingering strike is taking its toll on 85 Davis Wire mill employees in Kent and their families who joined labor and religious leaders and elected officials to voice their dismay with the impasse at an emotional community rally Tuesday.

Robert Bruner
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Baristas Coffee to pay back wages to employees.

U.S. Dept. of Labor orders Kent-based Baristas Coffee to pay $50,000 in back wages

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order under which Kent-based Baristas Coffee Co. and company officers Barry Henthorn and T. Scott Steciw will pay 45 current and former employees a total of $50,000 in back wages and $25,000 in liquidated damages.

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Baristas Coffee to pay back wages to employees.

King County lowers borrowing cost with high credit rating

High credit ratings will help King County lower the cost of borrowing money to fund critical life safety and infrastructure improvements at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

King County to mail primary election ballots Wednesday, July 18

King County Elections will mail about 1.1 million ballots Wednesday, July 18 to voters via the U.S. Postal Service for the Aug. 7 primary.

  • Jul 18, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Kent Police piecing together details about fight that injured seven; witness reports what he saw

Details remain sketchy as Kent Police investigate a fight among numerous men Sunday near Meridian Middle School in Kent that left seven injured with non-life threatening injuries.

Wendall Oliver Adams Jr.

Shooting suspect wanted in Kent turns himself in at county jail

A man wanted by Kent Police in connection with an East Hill shooting turned himself in Monday at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Wendall Oliver Adams Jr.
Kent Police Blotter.

Officers arrest man in Kent during street racing incident | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of attempting to elude after he reportedly tried to speed away from an officer who spotted him racing another vehicle in the North Kent warehouse district.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent4Health presents ‘Cooking With Whole Foods’

What do tofu, tempeh and quinoa have in common? They are all highly nutritious and when prepared correctly, are tasty.

  • Jul 16, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Jana Iwasaki

Contestants wanted for horse show in Kent

Saddle up that horse and compete in the 2012 Boeing Employees Saddle Club Performance Horse Show on Saturday, July 28 at Reber Ranch in Kent.

  • Jul 16, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Jana Iwasaki

Des Moines Police arrest woman for stabbing another woman

Des Moines Police arrested a 19-year-old woman for investigation of first-degree assault after she reportedly stabbed and injured a 24-year-old woman.

A federal grant will enable the Kent Fire Department to hire four firefighters in 2013.

Kent Fire Department receives federal grant to hire four firefighters

The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will receive a Department of Homeland Security two-year grant of $811,704 to hire four firefighters next year.

A federal grant will enable the Kent Fire Department to hire four firefighters in 2013.
Tina Chen

Sheldon crowned Kent’s Miss Cornucopia

For Kelli Sheldon, the coronation was validation. Kent's newly crowned Miss Cornucopia considers the honor humbling, a reflection of her tireless, fulfilling work in the community.

Tina Chen